Discipleship

Rediscover the Wonder of Christmas

Many years before the birth of Jesus Christ, God becoming a child, there was a prophecy in Isaiah 9:2, 6­­–7 that declared the coming of this child as the hope and wonder of this world.

3 Steps to Helping Someone Overcome Shame

As a pastor or ministry leader, you can play a vital role in healing shame. Use these 3 practical, gospel-centered steps to restore identity and hope.

4 Principles for Caring for the Poor

Rick Warren explores 4 biblical principles for caring for the poor and and reflecting Christ’s heart for those in need.

After Decades as a Believer

He saved me and called me knowing how often my failures would be, how persistent my pride would be, how many my faithless worries would be, how recurrently I would work in my own strength.

Forging Faith: How Growing Churches Are Reaching Young Adults

How growing churches engage and retain young adults through effective outreach, community programs, and discipleship strategies.

Your Weakness Is an Opportunity

For us Christians? Weakness is something to be rejoiced in. Our physical ailments? Our shifting emotions? Our penchant toward anxiety? These are all opportunities for us to rejoice.

God Knows Exactly What Suffering He’s Called Each of Us to Endure

We should thank God He knows exactly what suffering and death He’s called each of us to endure.

A Life of Single-Minded Passion

I’ve long observed that the natural flow of the human heart is toward itself, rather than toward others. At least I know that it works that way with mine.

How Christ’s Victory Shapes Our Lives Today

His power and presence are at work in us.

Keep Your Hope Alive With These 3 Scriptures

We don’t need hope if we have what we long for. So our hope is fed by grounding it in reality.

No Place for Sin in Heaven

The old order will have once and for all passed away, and God will replace it with a new order—one that is fundamentally transformed.